Case Briefs – 2002

After the 2000 census caused Mississippi to lose one congressional seat, the State legislature failed to pass a new… Continued

After the City Council of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio passed an ordinance authorizing construction of a low-income housing… Continued

In 1995, after the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) banned visits to inmates by little brothers and sisters… Continued

Under the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act, any sex offender or child kidnaper incarcerated in Alaska must… Continued

When Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. canceled a credit card rebate program that enabled… Continued

According to Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.’s standard client agreement, Karen Howsam chose to arbitrate her dispute with… Continued

Hurley Henson filed suit in Louisiana state court against Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., asserting various tort… Continued

Citizens Bank (Citizens) and Alafabco Inc. (Alafabco) had multiple business dealings with each other spanning over a… Continued

In 1997, a group of farm workers from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Panama, who alleged injury from chemical… Continued

Responding to a reported weapons disturbance in a private residence, Houston police entered John Lawrence’s apartment… Continued

In an attempt to solve a contract dispute, Lynn and Burt Bazzle filed suit against Green Tree Financial Corporation… Continued

During an investigation of welfare fraud, the Inyo County Sheriff’s office requested personnel files from a casino… Continued

In order to achieve savings on Medicaid purchases above federal cost-saving measures, the “Maine Rx” Program reduces… Continued

The State of Washington, through its Department of Social and Health Services, provides foster care to certain children… Continued

Catharina Costa was fired from her job as a heavy equipment operator at Desert Palace Casino. She filed a sexual… Continued

William Hibbs, an employee of the Nevada Department of Human Resources, sought leave to care for his wife under the… Continued

In Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, the U.S. Supreme Court held that amendments to the criminal code made by the… Continued

Connecticut’s “Megan’s Law” requires persons convicted of sexual offenses to register with the Department of Public… Continued

Following the 2000 Census, the Democratic-controlled Georgia legislature passed a redistricting plan that was backed… Continued

Six employees of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company contracted asbestosis, a disease caused by exposure to… Continued

When David Sattazahn’s penalty-phase jury reported to the trial judge that it was hopelessly deadlocked 9-to-3 for… Continued

VietNow National Headquarters, a charitable nonprofit corporation, retained for-profit fundraising telemarketing… Continued

Rex Sprietsma’s wife was killed in a boating accident when she was struck by the propeller of a motor made by Mercury… Continued

Joseph Massaro was indicted on federal racketeering charges, including murder in aid of racketeering. Though… Continued

With the recommendation of his doctor, Kenneth Nord filed for disability benefits with his employer of 25 years… Continued

In 1997, police stopped a truck in Nevada and seized the illegal drugs that it was carrying. With the help of the… Continued

The Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938 (IMLA) allows Indian tribes, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior… Continued

Kevin Wiggins was convicted and sentenced to death for a 1988 murder. He appealed, claiming that his attorney’s… Continued

Gilbert Hyatt filed a part-year resident income-tax return in California for 1991, which represented that he had… Continued

A group of physicians filed suit against a number of managed-health-care organizations, alleging they violated the… Continued